What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Linguistics
- Grammar
- Epistemology
Henry Widdowson mostly deals with Linguistics, Comprehension approach, Language education, Language assessment and Clinical linguistics.
Henry Widdowson connects Linguistics with Critical discourse analysis in his study.
His Language education study combines topics in areas such as Direct method and English studies.
His Clinical linguistics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Computational linguistics, Quantitative linguistics and Linguistic description.
His Grammar research integrates issues from Cohesion, Exemplification, Rhetorical question and Written language.
His Structured English study in the realm of Language transfer connects with subjects such as Political science.
His most cited work include:
- Teaching language as communication (1267 citations)
- The Ownership of English (749 citations)
- Aspects of Language Teaching (611 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Henry Widdowson mainly investigates Linguistics, Language education, Language assessment, Comprehension approach and Applied linguistics.
Language transfer, Language pedagogy, Second-language acquisition, Discourse analysis and Interpretation are among the areas of Linguistics where the researcher is concentrating his efforts.
His Language education research incorporates themes from Epistemology, Natural language and English studies.
His studies examine the connections between Language assessment and genetics, as well as such issues in Foreign language, with regards to First language.
As part of his studies on Comprehension approach, Henry Widdowson often connects relevant areas like Communicative language teaching.
His Applied linguistics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Linguistic description, Theoretical linguistics and Subject.
He most often published in these fields:
- Linguistics (60.44%)
- Language education (20.88%)
- Language assessment (20.88%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2020)?
- Linguistics (60.44%)
- Applied linguistics (15.38%)
- English as a lingua franca (4.40%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Linguistics, Applied linguistics, English as a lingua franca, Language pedagogy and Competence.
He combines Linguistics and Subject in his studies.
Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Subject under Applied linguistics, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Language Experience Approach, Foreign language and Conceptualization.
The concepts of his English as a lingua franca study are interwoven with issues in Epistemology and Focus.
His Language pedagogy research is under the purview of Language education.
His Language acquisition research incorporates elements of Linguistic description, First language, Universal Networking Language, Comprehension approach and Experiential learning.
Between 2013 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- ELF and the pragmatics of language variation (33 citations)
- Competence, capability and virtual language (9 citations)
- The cultural and creative use of English as a Lingua Franca (8 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Linguistics
- Grammar
- Epistemology
His primary scientific interests are in Linguistics, Competence, English as a lingua franca, Lingua franca and Globalization.
His research related to Variation and Pragmatics might be considered part of Linguistics.
His Competence research incorporates a variety of disciplines, including Conformity, Standard English, English language, As is and State of affairs.
His research integrates issues of Epistemology, Expression, Representation and Adaptation in his study of English as a lingua franca.
Henry Widdowson frequently studies issues relating to Pedagogy and Lingua franca.
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